Step 1: Ingredients

Step 2: Star Anise (aniseed)

Use a mortar and pestle to grind into a powder the star anise pods.

Step 3: Combining the Ingredients

Dump the flour into a stand mixer bowl then add the salt, sugar and ground star anise. Stir these together, then make a well in the center of the bowl (I used my fist). Pour the sourdough starter into the well then mix with the dough hook attachment in your machine.

Step 4: Mixing in the Eggs

Lightly whip the two eggs with a fork then pour these into the flour mixture and continue mixing until it forms a dough.

Step 5: Ferment the Dough

Cover your dough with a damp cotton cloth or tea-towel and leave overnight for the sourdough to work through the mixture.

Step 6: Preparing the Embellishments

Take a portion of the dough and separate into two. Roll each individual ball into a short snake then flatten and place on top of the main ball of dough.

Quick factoid: Sometimes a Christopsomo bread has an 'X' formed on top. The letter 'X' is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ.

Step 7: Finish and Cooking

Using cooking scissors, cut a small slit down the middle of the length of dough, then curl these around as shown in the photo.

Cook the bread for 45-60 minutes at 200 C (395 F) keeping an eye on it.